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Central U.S. | Green Building News

George W. Bush Presidential Center Celebrates LEED Platinum

By Jessie Fetterling
(04/29/2013)
A dedication ceremony was held April 25 for the LEED Platinum-certified George W. Bush Presidential Center — home of the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum and the George W. Bush Institute. The center, located on the campus of Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas, is the first presidential library to achieve this certification under new construction.
 

University Researchers Develop Wood-Based Recyclable Solar Cells


(04/29/2013)
By using natural substrates derived from plants, researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology and Purdue University developed recyclable solar cells that are partially made from trees.
 

Solar PV System Installed at CU-Boulder

By Jessie Fetterling
(04/24/2013)
In January, Panasonic Eco Solutions North America completed the installation of a 500 kW solar photovoltaic power generation system at the University of Colorado Boulder (CU-Boulder). The system was developed and built by Panasonic, with local support from Lighthouse Solar.
 

KSU Researchers Use Biofuel Waste to Strengthen Concrete


(04/17/2013)
At Kansas State University (KSU) in Manhattan, civil engineers are researching a way to reduce concrete’s carbon footprint while making it stronger.
 

PODCAST: How HKS Designs Green Commercial Interiors

By Jessie Fetterling
(03/21/2013)
Dallas-headquartered HKS is a 74-year-old architectural firm that has accomplished major milestones in terms of sustainable and innovative design since designing its first LEED project in 1999.
 

Q&A: Colorado Green Building Guild

By Jessie Fetterling
(03/13/2013)
In 2004, a group of building professionals decided to form the Boulder Green Building Guild (BGBG) to help educate the community on the benefits of green building after Boulder created mandatory green building standards on new residential structures and renovations larger than 500 square feet.

Texas Talks Wind and Solar Power


(02/21/2013)
Despite President Obama’s plans to increase renewable energies, such as wind and solar power, renewable energy advocates in Texas are struggling to make progress in those areas.

Colorado Charter School Installs Solar Panels


(02/21/2013)
On Jan. 30, a construction project began in which a 70-ton crane was used to lift 2,244 solar panels for the new 662-kilowatt solar energy system being added to The Pinnacle Charter School in Federal Heights.

Charter School Achieves Major Efficiency Milestones


(02/13/2013)
Alta Vista Charter School, in Lamar, Colo., recently became the first school in the state verified by the Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPS) and the first CHPS Verified Leader in the nation for its new expansion project. The CHPS program began in California and has expanded to other states as a new standard for green design.

University of Michigan Recognized for Green Hospitals


(01/23/2013)
The University of Michigan’s C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital and Von Voigtlander Women’s Hospital in Ann Arbor, which share a single structure, have been ranked among the top 100 most innovative and inspiring infrastructure projects in the world by KPMG.